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Anheuser-Busch InBev earns most of its revenue from beer, including brands such as Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Michelob ULTRA. It generally produces near its consumers, then sells either directly to outlets such as shops and pubs or to wholesalers and distributors that supply them. Soft drinks, spirits-based beverages and energy drinks contribute a smaller share of sales.
Getting beer onto shelves and into bars depends heavily on distribution partners. In the United States, the company sells the vast majority of its beer to independent wholesalers; contractual and regulatory restrictions can make them difficult to replace. Brand rights also vary by territory: Constellation Brands holds the exclusive U.S. license for Corona, Modelo Especial and certain other Grupo Modelo brands.
Developing markets supply most of its revenue, with substantial exposure to Latin America. The business depends on keeping consumers willing to pay for its brands, particularly higher-priced beers, and on access to brewing ingredients and packaging. Alcohol rules restrict how it can market and sell its products, while excise taxes affect the prices consumers pay.
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AB InBev’s results hinge on global beer demand and the fight for market share, so watch major rivals Heineken, China Resources and Carlsberg, which are missing from this list.
Ambev’s beverage sales across the Americas feed directly into AB InBev’s results: AB InBev controls and consolidates it, and it contributed 26.6% of group revenue in 2025. Watch its Brazilian beer sales and the cash it can send to its parent, whose ability to pay dividends depends on cash received from subsidiaries.
Molson Coors competes with AB InBev for beer buyers in the United States, Canada and its European markets. Its pricing and promotions across premium and value beers are worth watching for pressure on AB InBev’s sales in those markets.
Constellation Brands competes against AB InBev’s U.S. beers by selling Modelo, Corona and Pacifico through wholesalers, under exclusive rights to those Grupo Modelo brands granted by AB InBev. Watch its beer sales rather than its wine and spirits business to assess this U.S. rivalry.
CCU competes for beer buyers with AB InBev’s Ambev subsidiary in Chile, Argentina and other South American markets. Watch its beer business in Chile and Argentina, where it is Argentina’s second-largest brewer; its broader beverage sales also include soft drinks, water and wine.
Boston Beer competes with AB InBev’s beer and malt beverages for U.S. consumers and retail placement, selling mostly through wholesalers that supply retailers. Watch Twisted Tea and Truly Hard Seltzer for competition from flavored malt drinks and alcoholic sparkling water, not just Samuel Adams beer.
Diageo competes with AB InBev for consumers’ alcohol purchases through Guinness beer and global spirits brands. Guinness sales are the beer comparison to watch; brands such as Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff extend the rivalry beyond beer.
Ball sells AB InBev and its affiliates aluminum beverage packaging, tying its sales to a packaging input AB InBev needs to sell drinks. Those customers accounted for 15% of Ball’s 2025 sales, making that customer revenue the most direct link to watch.
Crown sells beverage cans to AB InBev, one of its largest beverage-can customers, linking the brewer’s packaging needs to Crown’s sales. Watch Crown’s beverage-can capacity expansions, which it says support customer demand, rather than its food cans or transit packaging.
O-I Glass supplies glass containers to AB InBev, one of its largest customers, linking its business to the brewer’s glass-packaging needs. Its beer and flavored-malt-beverage containers are the relevant products to watch, rather than its food or pharmaceutical packaging.
AMBEV S.A. earningsABEV
Ambev’s Brazilian beer sales and cash available to send to its parent will show how this major AB InBev subsidiary supports group results and parent funding.
Read Brazilian beer sales alongside cash available to send to the parent. Steady sales and ample available cash would show Ambev supporting AB InBev’s consolidated results while having capacity to fund its parent. Weaker sales or less available cash would weaken one of those supports. Cash available to send is not proof that cash was transferred.
Molson Coors Beverage Company earningsTAP
Molson Coors’ beer sales, pricing and promotions will show how hard it is to win beer buyers in markets it shares with AB InBev.
Watch whether Molson Coors’ beer sales hold up and whether doing so takes more promotion. Steady sales without heavier promotions would suggest demand and pricing are holding up in overlapping markets, easing competitive pressure on AB InBev. Weaker sales or heavier promotions would point to a tougher fight for beer buyers and possible pressure on AB InBev’s sales or prices.
